Rob Bliss is an artist and illustrator for Magic The Gathering. Rob is also a concept artist and has worked on productions such as Harry Potter, Guardians of the Galaxy, and The Dark Knight.

0:00 Intro

1:00 Speaking engagements

5:08 How Rob developed his style

12:30 Early life as artist

15:23 Imitation breeds uniqueness

20:21 Strength of initial arrogance

23:34 "Making it" as a young artist

30:38 The 2000 AD comic book experience

38:29 Moving into concept art

39:29 Illustrating Magic cards

47:04 Phallic images - setting the record straight

59:32 "I'll quit something because I hate doing it"

1:04:36 On conforming as a creative

1:15:50 Working on the Harry Potter movies

1:21:43 Working with Guardians of the Galaxy

1:28:11 On humor and opening up to people

1:33:28 Playing records as a DJ

1:40:16 On public speaking

Patreon: patreon.com/humansofmagic